I couldn't say no when I received that offer [to re-invent the DC characters]... How can any writer say no to the opportunity of redoing every one of DC's top superheroes? Stan Lee More Quotes by Stan Lee More Quotes From Stan Lee We all wish we had super powers. We all wish we could do more than we can do. Stan Lee super-power wish can-do I used to be embarrassed because I was just a comic-book writer while other people were building bridges or going on to medical careers. And then I began to realize: entertainment is one of the most important things in people's lives. Without it they might go off the deep end. I feel that if you're able to entertain people, you're doing a good thing. Stan Lee careers bridges book When you work with people whom you like and you admire because they're so good at what they do, it doesn't feel like work. It's like you're playing. Stan Lee play work people Everybody learns differently and everybody gets to a certain point from a different direction. Stan Lee different-directions certain different No one has a perfect life. Everybody has something that he wishes was not the way it is. Stan Lee wish perfect way Life is never completely without its challenges. Stan Lee challenges life-is I guess one person can make a difference. Stan Lee one-person-can-make-a-difference making-a-difference differences Comics are stories; they're like novels or anything else. So the first thing you have to do is become a good storyteller. Stan Lee novel stories firsts I think people have always loved things that are bigger than life, things that are imaginative. Stan Lee bigger-than-life people thinking I don't think you ever outgrow your love for things that are bigger than life and more colorful than the average life. And somehow I feel that these comic book stories are like fairy tales for older people, because they have the same qualities. Stan Lee average book thinking With great power comes great responsibilty. Stan Lee great-power One of the keys is, and it may sound funny, talking about characters with super powers, but one of the keys is to make your characters as realistic and believable as possible. Even if they have super powers, you say to yourself, "Well, if somebody had a super power like this, what would his life be like? Wouldn't he still maybe have to go to the dentist or wouldn't he have to worry about making a living? What about his love life?" You've got to make characters that your reader can believe exists or might exist. Stan Lee love-life character believe MARVEL IS A CORNUCOPIA OF FANTASY, A WILD IDEA , A SWASHBUCKLING ATTITUDE , AN ESCAPE FROM THE HUMDRUM AND PROSAIC. IT'S A SERENDIPITOUS FEAST FOR THE MIND, THE EYE , AND THE IMAGINATION, A LITERATE CELEBRATION OF UNBRIDLED CREATIVITY, COUPLED WITH A TOUCH OF REBELLION AND AN INSOLENT DESIRE TO SPIT IN THE EYE OF THE DRAGON. Stan Lee creativity eye attitude Every day, there's a new development. ... There's no limit to the things that are happening. Stan Lee happenings development limits I'm no prophet, but I'm guessing that comic books will always be strong. I don't think anything can really beat the pure fun and pleasure of holding a magazine in your hand, reading the story on paper, being able to roll it up and put it in your pocket, reread again later, show it to a friend, carry it with you, toss it on a shelf, collect them, have a lot of magazines lined up and read them again as a series. I think young people have always loved that. I think they always will. Stan Lee strong fun book I'm a frustrated actor. My ... goal is to beat Alfred Hitchcock in the number of cameos. I'm going to try to break his record. Stan Lee movie frustration numbers Comic books to me are fairy tales for grown-ups. Stan Lee comic fairy-tale book If you wanna be an artist carry sketch pad with you, and sketch everything you see. Get so you can draw anything and it looks like what it's supposed to be. It's a lot of work, but if you really have it in you, it's not like work. It becomes fun. Stan Lee artist fun looks If you are interested in what you do, that keeps you going! Stan Lee ifs To my way of thinking, whether it's a superhero movie or a romance or a comedy or whatever, the most important thing is you've got to care about the characters. You've got to understand the characters and you've got to be interested. If the characters are interesting, you're half-way home. Stan Lee home character thinking
